Norma Procter sings Songs of the British Isles! (1955)

The contralto sings the following ten songs with pianist Pierre Palla in this radio broadcast from 1955. I. Henry Purcell: “Music for a while“ 0:00 II. Henry Purcell: “Hark! the echoing air“ 3:55 III. Frederick Delius: “Twilight Fancies“ 6:12 IV. Hubert Parry: “Love is a bable“ 10:00 V. Roger Quilter: “Dream Valley“ 11:41 VI. John Ireland: “I have twelve oxen“ 14:11 VII. Colin Taylor: “O can ye sew cushions“ (Scottish, trad.) 16:06 VIII. Herbert Hughes: “The lover’s curse“ (Irish, trad.) 18:52 IX. Benjamin Britten: “O Waly, Waly“ (Somerset, trad.) 21:52 X. Benjamin Britten: “Soldier, soldier won’t you marry me“ (English, trad.) 25:47 Link to my Norma Procter playlist: